• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Anna Polonsky and Orion Wolf, four-hand piano masterpieces and works for two pianos, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Artists of Tomorrow Concert, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $10. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Sunday; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; 1 p.m. Wednesday; 6:30 p.m. July 12. Through Aug. 3.

FRIDAY

Chamber ME Music Series, string trio with works by Beethoven and Naumann, Freeport Community Center. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 11 a.m.

Chamber ME Music Series, string trio with works by Beethoven and Naumann, State Street Church, Portland. Free/donation. tinyurl.com/chamberME. 5 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Festival Fridays, works by Bach, Brahms and Schubert, Brunswick High School (Crooker Theatre). $40. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

VoXX “If Music Be…,” a cappella vocal ensemble, Pascal Hall, Rockport. $10. voiceoftwenty.com. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Strafford Wind Symphony, Wells Harbor Community Park. Free. 646-5596. 6:30 p.m.

VoXX “If Music Be…,” a cappella vocal ensemble, atrium at Athena Health, Belfast. $10. voiceoftwenty.com. 7:30 p.m.

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Faculty and Student Concert, First Parish Church, Yarmouth. Free. bowdoinfestival.org. 4 p.m.

SUNDAY

VoXX “If Music Be…,” a cappella vocal ensemble, South Cushing Baptist Church, Cushing. $10. voiceoftwenty.com. 4 p.m.

Concert Pianist Frederick Moyer, works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and others, The Temple, Ocean Park. $12. oceanpark.org. 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Monday Sonatas, works by Beethoven, Bach and Schubert, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Artists of Tomorrow Community Concert, Day’s Ferry Congregational Church, Woolwich. Free. bowdoinfestival.org. 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Bowdoin International Music Festival: Wednesday Upbeat!, works by Bartok and Ravel, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. $30. bowdoinfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

MET Opera: Live in HD Summer Encore Series, encore screening of “Les Contes D’Hoffman,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 2:30 p.m.

JULY 12

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Vienna, City of Music, featuring James Campbell and Marc Johnson with the Afiara String Quartet, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

“Phantom of the Opera,” live in HD screening from Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. atthelincoln.org. 7 p.m.

• THEATER

“Legally Blonde: The Musical,” musical comedy based on hit 2001 movie presented by Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. $36 to $59. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. today; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. July 12. Through July 14.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” classic musical set during the Pacific Theater of World War II, Ogunquit Playhouse. $29 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and July 12. Through July 15.

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” classic musical, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $30 to $41. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today; 2 and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. July 12. Through July 14.

“Urinetown,” contemporary musical, Boothbay Playhouse. $20. boothbayplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Wednesday and July 12. Through July 14.

“Oklahoma!” classic musical, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $18 to $28; $10 for students. hackmatack.org. 2 and 8 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Wednesday; 2 and 8 p.m. July 12. Through July 21.

Portland Playback Improv Theater, theme: “Brushes with Authority,” Community Television Network (CTN), Portland. $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 Friday.

“Aquitania,” Ziggurat Theater Ensemble of Merrymeeting Arts Center production of dance, music and classical storytelling, Bowdoinham Town Hall. $20; $15 for seniors, students and veterans; $10 for ages 12 and under. merrymeetingartscenter.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to July 12. Through July 15.

“In My Head I’m Thin,” one-woman show starring Susan Poulin, Lucid Stage, Portland. $20; $18 for seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 8 p.m. Sunday.

“The Sound of Music,” classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $18; $15 for seniors and students; $12 for ages 12 and under. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. July 12. Through July 22.

“The Awesome ’80s Prom,” Ken Davenport’s hit Off-Broadway show, Styxx, Portland. $8 in advance; $12 day of show. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 4.

“The Little Prince,” children’s show, Theater at Monmouth. $12. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 17.

Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Junior,” musical for children, Ogunquit Playhouse. $11. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10 a.m. and noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday.

National Theater in London Rebroadcast: “Frankenstein,” HD encore screening, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

• AUDITIONS

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” prepare a song and bring sheet music, full list of characters and descriptions at portlandplayers.org, Portland Players, South Portland. portlandplayers.org. 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Peggy Bacon: “Life in Art,” paintings and prints of Ogunquit, and “The Art of Will Barnet,” abstract paintings, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Opening receptions, 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 2 and Aug. 12, respectively.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrage’s Years in France,” more than 70 paintings, drawings and letters, through July 15; “The Draw of the Normandy Coast, 1860-1960,” more than 40 works of famous European and American art, including works by Monet, Matisse, Whistler and Picasso, through Aug. 13; “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” focuses on 23 of Church’s small oil sketches, through Sept. 30. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: “Pathways to Contemporary Art: Paintings from Temple Beth-El Art Exhibitions 1962-1973,” through Friday. treeoflifemuseum.org

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,” featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812,” examines the maritime world of pre-statehood Maine; through Oct. 12. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Annie Lemieux: Photographs of the “Way Way Store,” through Aug. 22; “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress,” Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century, through Nov. 10. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford: “Elements of Expression,” art and design of Elwyn George Gowen (1895-1954), through July 21. sanfordhistory.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “Building an American Modernist Collection,” highlights from the permanent collection, and Henry Strater: “Art of the Portrait,” collection of portraits, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “A Glimpse of Louis Norton,” early 20th-century paintings of Kennebunkport; “Painted Details: Artists Interpret Kennebunk’s Historic Architecture,” through Sept. 8; “Barry: The Art Exhibition,” paintings, drawings and sculptures by Edith Barry, through Sept. 15. 985-4802.

Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Girl Scouts: Celebrating One Hundred Years,” vintage period uniforms, pins, patches, ephemeras, cookie merchandise, camping gear and more, through Aug. 31; “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May. mainestatemuseum.org

University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor: Arnold Mesches: “A Minispective,” plus Richard Haden: “Carved Signs” and Chris Natrop: “Lily Ponder,” through Sept. 15. umma.umaine.edu

Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport: “Summer Folk: The Tourists of Penobscot Bay,” photos, memorabilia and artifacts; and “The Art of the Sea Battle,” celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, through Oct. 21. penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Stories of the Land and Its People,” work of more than 140 students who participated in a year-long collaboration between the Farnsworth and four public schools, through Aug. 12; “The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,” architectural designs, through Sept. 23; “Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven,” paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Oct. 21; Andrew Wyeth: “Summers in Port Clyde,” watercolors from 1930s and ’40s, through Nov. 4; “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworthmuseum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Oct. 22; “Indians and Rusticators” and “Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Jeff Bye: “American Landscapes,” and George Lloyd: “10 Figurative Works,” Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. today.

“Anne’s Garden,” paintings, Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org. Opens today. Through Aug. 13.

First Friday Art Walk, galleries and museums open to the public for free, downtown Portland. firstfridayartwalk.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

“City Limit,” photographs by Karen Bushold and Susan Porter, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 28.

“Hallowell through History” and “Model Citizens,” Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 28.

Francine Schrock and Caren-Marie Michel: “Size Matters,” Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through July 31.

“Painters, Players and Poets,” multi-media exhibit of Maine-based artists, writers, composers and furniture makers, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. rivertreearts.org. Opens Friday. Through Aug. 4.

Harold Garde: “People, Places and Things,” expressionist paintings, Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington. emeryarts.umf.maine.edu/calendar. Reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 12.

Jane Davis Doggett: “Talking Graphics with Waterscapes,” canvas-printed vector graphics, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. Opens Saturday. Through Aug. 3.

“Secret Garden,” garden-inspired art, Haley Art Gallery, Kittery. 439-7612. Opens Saturday. Through Aug. 30.

Sukanya Rahman: Recent Works on Paper, Gun Point Cove Gallery, Orr’s Island. gunpointcovegallery.com. Reception, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Through July 15.

“Fresh Sparks,” student ceramic art from six regional high schools; “Salad Days Artists: Then and Now,” original ceramic plates made from local clay; “Serving Bowls,” inspired by 17 years of salad serving bowls at “Salad Days”; and “Maine Ceramics Artists,” works of eight Maine artists; Farmhouse Gallery, Damariscotta. watershedexhibits.org. Opens Monday. Through July 15.

Founders 25th Anniversary Exhibition, George Mason Gallery, Nobleboro. watershedexhibits.org. Opens Tuesday. Through July 27.

Tim Beavis Retrospective, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Opening reception, 5 p.m. Tuesday.

“Watershed’s Legends: 25 Years of Residencies,” work in clay, and “Garden Pots,” Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org. Opens Tuesday. Artists’ reception, 5 to 7 p.m. July 12. Through Aug. 31.

CONTINUING

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: “Every Child Matters in Maine,” photographs drawing attention to the needs of children sponsored by child advocacy programs, through July 14. 772-1961.

3Fish Gallery, Portland: “My City By the Sea,” recent paintings by Claudia Hughes, through July 14. 3fishgallery.com

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Tim Christensen, “Animals,” drawings on porcelain, through July 28. 699-5599.

Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland: Photographer Daniel E. Davis, “Here and There,” through Aug. 19. usm.maine.edu

Cafe Cambridge, South Portland: Christian Farnsworth, photography, through Saturday. 899-1884.

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: “Creatures and Critters,” works by Thomas Dowling, Pam Cabanas, Judy O’Donnell, Tina-Marie Poulin and Jean Noon, through July 29. richardboydpottery.com

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Julie Freund and Cooper Dragonette, paintings, through July 15. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Summertime Respire,” multiple artist show, through July 31. 846-7777.

Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, North Yarmouth: “Summer Transportation: From Horse to Horseless,” through Aug. 19. skylinefarm.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Bates, Bowdoin & Colby College Alumni Art Show,” through Monday. thosmoser.com

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March. freeporthistoricalsociety.org

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust: Casco Bay Art League summer show and sale, through Sunday. 725-6084.

Hawk Ridge Farm, Pownal: “Steel and Stone,” June LaCombe Sculpture show featuring Roy Patterson and Stephen Porter, through July 29. junelacombesculpture.com

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Into the Kitchen,” artful kitchen elements featuring Nan Kilbourn-Tara, Ann Prescott, Mark Irving and Maggie’s Farms, through Aug. 29. markingsgallery.com

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay: Julie Babb, bird-related art, through Sunday; “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. mainegardens.org

Gleason Fine Arts, Boothbay Harbor: Karen Tuskinski, new paintings, through Saturday; Carole Hanson, new sculptures; Kevin Beers, new paintings; and Tim Christensen, drawings on porcelain, through July 28. 633-6849.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor: “Keep it Soulful,” photographs by Harry T. Brundidge and John Adie Almy Brundidge, through July 21. boothbayoperahouse.com

Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Diana Young, “The Walnut Ink Drawings,” through July 30. 633-6252.

Pemaquid Art Gallery: Group show, through Oct. 8. 677-2752.

Engine, Biddeford Arts: Kim Bernard, “Stuff Moves,” interactive installation of kinetic sculptures of wax, steel and springs, through July 21. feedtheengine.org

George Marshall Store Gallery, York: Michael Stasiuk and Lisa Noonis, found objects and paintings, through Sunday. 351-1083.

Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art): “Strangers & Others: Interpretations of the Human Face & Figure,” through Aug. 18. 935-9232.

Denmark Arts Center: Jean Kigel, “Aquarium and Aviary,” Gyotaku monoprints and Asian brush bird paintings, through Aug. 2. 452-2412.

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “Mountain Star Mind Testament,” mixed media by Peter Voshefski, through July 29. 338-0555.

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: David McLaughlin, “The Art of Salvage, Pigeon, 100 Hammers and BCOPE Photographs,” through July 28. waterfallarts.org

Barn Gallery, Ogunquit: 16th Annual Regional Artists Exhibition, through July 28. barngallery.org

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Paintings by Patricia McHold, through Monday. savorymainedining.com

River Arts, Damariscotta: Annual members exhibition, through today. riverartsme.org

Damariscotta River Grill: “Dancing in the Light,” Art at the Grill exhibit, through July 30. damariscottarivergrill.com

Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery: “July Bonanza Art Explosion,” through July 31. justuschickens.net

Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: Gloria Limoges and Anson Holzer, through July 13. 576-4805.

Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston: Bates Dance Festival dance photo exhibit, through Aug. 11. batesdancefestival.org

Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: “View From the Window,” multiple artist show, through July 16. maineartgallery.com

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: “60th Anniversary Honors Exhibition,” through Sunday. cmcanow.org

Old Post Office Gallery, Georgetown: “Coast and Country,” works by five local artists, through July 26. 371-2015.

Circling the Square Fine Art Press Gallery, Gardiner: “Variations 5: An Exhibition of Art, Bodies of Text and Perspectives,” through Saturday. theartdogs.com

Lobby Gallery, Augusta: Works by Cony High School art students, through Saturday. 622-3813.

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: “New Work,” painters June Grey, Alison Rector and Stephanie Bartron-Miscione plus sculptor Stephen Porter; and Paul Hannon: “Luminous Landscapes,” through July 15. courthousegallery.com

Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Arthur Thompson and Dan Miller, “Fine Lines — Bold Shapes,” through July 21. littlefieldgallery.com

Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde: Barbara Ernst Prey, “The Print Show,” through July 15. bluewaterfinearts.com

Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston: Thomas Crotty, Maine landscapes, through July 21. frostgullygallery.com.

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: “The Portrait in American Realism,” drawings, paintings, sculpture and photographs by American Realists from the 19th to 21st centuries, through July 27. haynesgalleries.com

Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland: Art of Anne Ayvaliotis, through July 29. 332-4014.

CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: Dudley Zopp, “Warp Weights,” watercolors and pencil drawings, through today. craftonelm.com

Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: Stew Henderson, John D. Woolsey and Lois Dodd, solo shows, through July 14. caldbeck.com

Archipelago, Rockland: Jean Kigel, “Of Solar Flares and Northern Lights,” watercolors and Asian brush painting, through July 31. 594-0701.

New Era Gallery, Vinalhaven: Rhoda Boughton, “70 and Counting,” through Wednesday. neweragallery.com.

Downtown Gallery, Washington: Phyllis Janto, “Selected Sculpture, Old and New,” through July 15. 845-2225.

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Three Town Artists,” Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith, through Sept. 23. merrymeetingartscenter.org.

The Old White Church, Buxton: “Art is Community III,” show and sale sponsored by the Saco River Art League, through July 21. 929-6472.

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